Rugby Royalty: Springbok Double World Champion Os Du Randt

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Os Du Rand is a living legend of Springbok rugby. In 1994 Os made his Bok debut after being told a few years earlier he’ll never play rugby again. Less than a year later he helped South Africa become the 1995 Rugby World Cup champions and his name would be forever immortalised.

Injury hit again in 1998 and although he played a role in the third-place finish at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, Du Randt’s injuries had taken their toll and he decided to retire.

But you cannot keep a good man down. In 2003 he returned to domestic rugby with a doctor telling him he had one or two good years left in his knee. Miraculously in 2004 he was back in the Springbok setup and instead of one or two good years, Os went all the way to the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

And in the most wonderful of fashions, his last match in the famous green and gold was the final where he would become the first South African to win the Webb Ellis Cup twice.

In this honest and fascinating discussion Os looks back on his incredible career and gives us a behind-the-scenes insight into what it takes to become a champion and ultimately Springbok rugby royalty!

00:00 Introduction by Peter
00:45 Springbok debut against Argentina
02:07 Pre-1995 Rugby World Cup training
03:37 Opening match against Australia
06:45 Semi-final against France
07:44 Jonah Lomu
10:46 1995 Rugby World Cup final
14:28 Professionalism
15:34 First Test try
16:53 Gatvol
18:42 Andre Markgraaff
19:45 British & Irish Lions series
21:53 1997 Tri-Nations
22:57 Carel Du Plessis
24:12 Nick Mallett takes over
29:22 1999 Rugby World Cup
32:30 Jannie De Beer
33:37 Semi-final defeat
34:55 Retirement
36:45 Comeback
38:22 Return to the Springboks
40:06 Winning the Tri-Nations
41:55 Jake White challenges
44:09 Oupa nickname
45:54 Annihilating England
47:07 2007 Rugby World Cup knockouts
48:43 2007 World Cup final
50:02 Winning the World Cup again
52:02 1995 v 2007
53:58 Toughest opponent
56:35 Favourite player
58:19 These days
58:48 Trivia Question

Peter says: I love the Springboks and rugby is one of my favourite sports. Although as a sports journalist I am supposed to remain neutral, I always like to point out that before I became a professional, I was just a big fan! I hold a Masters Degree in International Journalism so at least you know I should be able to ask a good question or two! My dream is to do this YouTube Channel permanently. You can help me out by liking the videos, subscribing to the channel and hitting the notification bell.

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